iiii is 11 democrat & J5mtmcl. C. U.-JHRRAY, lldltcr. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1859. M. 1'eltciigIII & Co., Advertising Agents. 119 Nassau Street, New York, and 10 State street, Bostou, are the au thorized Agents for the "Dejiochat & Sexti yi:n," and the nu.st intluiniial and largest circu lating Newspapers in the United Statrs an 1 Canada?. They are empowered to contract for US at CUr LOWEST TF-HMs. Jones Webster, General Newspaper Agent, S. W. Corner Third and Arch Streets, id stoiy, Philadelphia, is duly authorized to contract for adverting ami sub scription for the DlilcCUAT k SNTINEL. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. AUDITOR Cil.NET' A L, FJCHARDSON L. WRIGHT, CI' l niLAI III.! IMA. a u uyi :yok g en y. u a l, JOHN HOWE. OF FKAXKI.IN ( Ot'Nl T. irVVvKor III 5 iit I A few weeks ago in announcing the appoint ment cf Thomas Collins as Senatorial delegate frc-m tLis district to the State Convention, we 2redicted that he would misrepresent his ccu stituents in the Contention. The Kbensburg Mountaineer and Hollidaysburg Standard forth with rebuked us for our presumption in doing so, and the editor of the latter paper asset ted that he entertained no doubt that Mr. Collins would faithfully represent the well known w ishes of the people of the district, and very politely insinua ted that he thought we were too fast. Well, the Convention is over, its proceedings have been published to the world, and cf course our readers will fiel anxious to know whether our prediction with legard to Mr. Collius was or was not ful filled. Towards Mr. Collins we entertain no unkind feeing. In private life we respect him, and we would be the last man in the world to do him the slightest injury or injustice. As the representative of this Senatorial district in the State Convention, his course while a member of that body is certainly a legitimate subject for comment. We propose tcviewing Lis course in as few words as possible, "nothing extenuating ii r netting down augnt in malice." It is cer tainly of importance to the people i f this Sena torial district tc kn iv whether Mr. Collins did or did r....t miirrjirestnt tl.cm in the State Con vention. It appears that he was amony the handful hi the C' i:er.tion who were in f.ivcr of Ktistaimrg Governor IV.eker, and was quite sul ky after the Packer resolution was defeated. In stead of endeavoring to fuithfulty represent his constituents, his great object seems to have been to serve Governor racket- to assist in getting him out of the wocds. Foiled in this, he at once seemed to lose all rcrfidence in ti c Democratic party, and forthwith gave ai l r.t.d comfort to its enemies. A few moments after the nomination "f Wright for Auditor General, and Rowe for Surveyor General, Mr. Collins arosc and offered the following resolufu n : Resolved, that it is the "pinion tf this Conven tion that the Republicans fill elect their ticket next fall by a majority of fifty thousand The resolution was received with silent con tempt by the Convention. All the members treated it with vrn, and Thomas found himself, like Maritis amid the ruins of Carthage, without a fiit-nd to cheer him in the hour of his utmost need. J lis vaulting ami ition, very unfortunately for him in this instance, "(vcrltapt itself." He evidently thought that the disvussi- n c u his resolution would break up the Convention In a nv. Hut he was sadly disappointed in this. Evm the most r.itru I "acker men in the Conven tion treated his resolution with centenipt, and refus.nl to vote for it. In oife-nig this resolution did. or did not Mr. ("uilins luisrepresmt the De mocracy of this Senatorial district in the State Convention ? The editor of the Hellidaysburg Standard will please favor r.s with an -answer at an early day. Has Mr. Collins detein.ined to cut loose fr. m the Demotrr t ic party ? Is it his intention to occupy a place on the list of the illustrious Jiffy thousand who will ring the death knell of De mocracy on the second Tuesday of next October? 'If it wire well done when 'tis doi.c,thtn t'were well it were done quickly." But before lie goes, 1 e should issue a faiev.c'l address, and publish it in the Mountaineer for the enlightenment of the well 1. We have lo doubt our fiiend the editor would honor the occasion by issuing a large number tf extra copies of the number of his paper containing tie Address, for circulation among Mr. Collins' friends. Surely Mr. Collins, lifter hairing give o. aid and c mfort to the Black Republicans, will not again attempt to set himself up as the leader of the Mountain Democracy. The hardy mountaineers of little Cambria never will indorse his treason to the party. They will not abandon the State ticket and go over to the enemy in c mplianc with the atlicetr uderscf Mr. Collins to do so. No visions of "broken hopes and honors lost fortvir" haunt their minds, and they have therefore no real or imaginary wrongs to revenge cn their rarty. Mr. Collins v. ps the reprf r-ntative in the Cvii YUiticJi of euecf the strot gett Democratic dis-tiie-ts in the State. The Democracy of Cambria, Oh a-, field and Blair l ave always Veen true to the I rir.t Iplrs "mid rfag-s cf their party. It was, thmf.ne, iir,'i(KVs (we might use a harsher Una, but wr will net.) on the part of Mr. Col li! s to radcavor to place thena in a h.he position befe.ic their brcthn n throughout the State. But the truth is he was not selected by the Djiu-jc-nry t f the eli.diLt as their delegate, He was appointed by 'tlnfcK-to v. ho c'.d not carry out the viii f their censtituoi.ts. And now'. D n.oer.Us of CUia, were we not r'ght in J tcdictii g that Mr. Collins would mis represent you in the fctate Cotive-iitien? Read again the resolution offered by hirn iu the Con vention, and then answer. Mr. Collins is now, and has been during the last year, the leader of a small clifpie of politicians, who have set them selves up as the guardians of tho Democratic party in this county, and who combine in their ranks a small amount of talent, very little De mocracy, and any amount of eool impudence and assurance. They have been in the habit during the last year, of denouncing every man in the county as a traitor and disorganizer who would not obey their orders. They even went so far as to undertake to designate and point out the tlem ocrats who did not support a portion of the ticket last fall. But they never deceived the rank and file of the party. The true Democracy knew well, from the very moment that Mr. Collins and las followers began to assist the Black Republi cans in endeavoring to break down the adminis tration of James Buchanan, that their designs were treasonable, and that they were unworthy cf the confidence of the party. They are always readj to support nominations when they suit them, but are equally ready to predict their de feat by fifty thousand votes, when the candidates, do not belong to their clique or faction. Will Mr. Collins' prediction be fulfilled on the second Tuesday of next October ? We think that it willl not. We firmly believe that in. spite cf all the efforts of disorganizes, the Democratic State ticket will be triumphantly elected. But however this may be, one thing is now reduced to a cer tainty : Mr. Collins never will hereafter command the confidence of any portion of the true Democ- i racy ct this county. Tlie Convolution. We publish in anethrr column this week, an abstract of the proceedings cf the Democratic State Convention, whi -h "pserr.bb'd at H.irris- burg last Wednesday, and place at our mast head the ticket which it nominated. The Con vention was certainly fortunate in selecting candidates to be supported by the Democracy next fall. RiciiAnncox L. Wright, the candi date for Auditor General, is well known to the people of the State as a man of integrity and ability, and of unblemished moral character- lie has alwavs been a consistent member of the Democratic party, and will doubtless be cheer fully supported by all its members. Jonx Rowe was unanimously placed in uomiaatinn for Sur veyor Genaral. lie is tt present the incumbent of that office, and his re-nomination by acclama tion is the bi;st evidence of the fidelity with which he has discharged his duties as an officer. The Black Republicans will find it difficult to urge anything in opposition to his re-election. The resolutions adopted by the Gjuveution will we think, give universal satisfaction to the party. Their language is at once firm, independent and temperate, and nothing is said calculated to of fend sincere n. embers of the party. All the political issues of the day are met Mi the square,' and the National Administration sustained in unqualified terms. The confidence which the Democracy of Pennsylvania reposed in James Buchanan, when they cast their votes for him for President in lS'fi, remains undiminished, and it was ri-ht that their dcle;ats should sa: so. The resolutions sustaining his administration were adopted unanimously by the Convention. It is ccitainly to bo regretted that the few friends of Govenor Packer in the Convention endeavoicd to obtain the passage of a reseiJtion endorsing hh, administration. They certainly knew, or ought t j have known, that a number of the measures advocated by him were odious to a large majority of the Democracy of the State, and that his officious intermeddling in national affairs had Tee Wavehley Novels. The well-known j trade and travel safe and proper transit routes firm of T B. Peterson & Brothers, 30G Chestnut street, Philadelphia, are now engaged in pub lishing a remarkable cheap edition of these un approachable works of fiction. 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The revised uniform F.din- burg edition, from which this is reprinted, com prises forty-eight volumes, the cost of wLich is vaity tico dollars ; and this edition will cintam everv wora oi tne r unourg c-aition. e com mend the determination of this enterprising Philadelphia firm, to furnish the works of an author like Walter Seott, at a price sr reason able, that all persons whatever may possess a criminating protection of iron and coal and of V the mdustrial interests of this State, within the scope of a tariff for necessary revenue; and believing that the revenue accruing from the existing tariff will be sufficient for the unavoid able expenditures of the Federal Gov ernment, and that an obstinate adhcrauce to it will result iu the accumulation, in time of peace, and of a heavy national debt, always dangerous to the peace, liberty and prosperi ty of a free people; they now, by their repre sentatives iu this Convention, earnestly iuvite the people of this State, by a frank and cor dial support of the policy of the first Presi dent whom Pennsylvania has given to the Union, to aid aud strengthen him ia his fu ture endeavors to procure a revision of the tarnT act of ltOt by the next Congress, on the piinciple set forth iu his last annual uies- full set, aud direct the especial a'-:enis.II7ur I sage. readers to the fact, and would advietlritt4ll tSl Ht-so? c4J , TLatVhile an econosnicul admin make a remittance ox t ive Jjoiiars at c uee, per 1 first mail, to tho publishtrsr t lie entire set who will send them complete to any oreivK of , postage, on receipt of that sum. ' istratiou of the government j placed him in a ridiculous position before the en i tire nation. If his friends had actel prndentlv, he would have been spared the mortification of a rebuke fie-m the assembled delegates of the party which elevated hini to t-'.lh-e. The Convention having perfoimed its duties faithfully, it now remains for the individual members of the party to perform theirs with j equal fidelity. It is not now too early in the campaign to commence organizing for the strug gle next October. The work should bo com menced forthw ith, w ith spirit i nd zeal, und without stopping to listen t'j the grumbling and grow ling of di.-appc inted demagogues. Wright and Rowe are l th men of ability, they were faiily nominated, they are sincere' Democrats, and are therefore entitled to the unanimous sup port of the party and they doubt kss will receive it. Then, fellow Demccrat. go to work at onoe with spirit and ze-ul in support of the State ticket. If you do so, its triumphant election is certain. Proceedings of t la e Democratic State Convention. The Convention assembled in the Hall cf the House of Representati ves, at llantlurg, on Wednesday, the 10th inst., and was organized by appointing lion. Gno. W. Whautox tempo rary Chairman. After the members had produ ced their credentials, a committee was appointed to report permanent officers for the Convention. The committee, after retiring seme time, reported the following names : President Aiixonn PLr:,ir.m Vice Presidents Samuel II. Gilbert, Dr. John A. Morrison, Robert B. Knight. John Huberts, Dr. Wm Grev, Jesse B. Davis. Jacob Van Bus- kitk, Peter Kenmiertr, Dr Samuel H. , Skaryton, Charles D. BrodheaJ, Anthony Grady, Charles Lyman, A. C. Noycs, Levi L. Tate, Edmund S. Doty. R. J. Haldvmau, Paul Hamilton, Peter J. Albright, W. II. Welsh. II. J.Myers, David Plank, Joseph W. Tate, Samuel II. Beil, John W. Rohrer, H. Lowry, Andrew Bruee, J. II. Phillips, Henry Sproul, J. S. Dickey, Wm. M' Knight. J. L. Gidis, Murray Whallcn and J, O. Dullard. Secretaries J. V. Douglass, Wm. J. Leib, J. S. Africa. J. II. Bailey, I. B. Davis, R. K. Brown, T. P. Collins, John Swan, Wm. S. Picking.Steu-be-n Jenkins, A. J. Gcrritson, S. S. See-ly, G. W. Shande'y and Jacob Conrad. On motion of Mr. Johnston, the report was adopted. On assumiig the C'nir, Hon. Arnold PnuJtMEit deliveiei the following remarks: G'c ii I h men J)(. I cijttte $ : The honor which your partiality has assign cd me of presiding over this Convention, I accept with profound, heartfelt gratitude, and enter upon the dtitk-s it involves with a con ciousness that I wish to do rizhtT"" 1 am, nevertheless, aware that I may come short of your just expectations. To preside over the deliberations f a body of men as numerous, respectable aul intelli gent as the Convention now before me, is a task surrounded with great responsibility, and requiring much discretion and tact 3Jy hope cf success in the forbearance and the generous indulgence of the members, assur ing you, individually and collectively, that any error I may commit will be entirely unintentional. of the Uuion is dr-iMijdpr? liv : whfth' Kr.Irlr r.f orir infifn- J t tions, and the best judgement cf the people; it i.i. at the same time, ineumbeu; upon us to sustain the proper dignity of the country at home aud abroad, aud not to neglect the prompt supply cf ail necessary means ofde- l ieiice against foreigu aggressiou, and for the assertion of all American citizens everywhere and especially o:i this continent. Iitisolvcil, That the acquisition of the Island of Cuba by honorable and peaceable means, would be of vast importance t ) the prosperity and security of our whole country ; and also Let Democrats look over the appointments which he had made.aDd with exception of the Secretary and Deputy Secietary of Common wealth, there were none that he could approve. He was willing to stake the consequences, aDd say that he did not believe he was an hon est man. In 1858 a bill passed the Legislature this limiteii price ? Why that he bad given his action? Did he interpose a veto, a3 a Democrat should ? So, but he gave his offi cial sanctiou to the bill, and gave the canals for far less than was bid for them. In his last message he alluded to a bid of 225,000 more than was received.. And what for the trausfcr of the State canals. What was his excuse for allowing the works to pass at this diminished price ? Verbal assent to the party purchasing the Delaware Division, and therefore could not receive the bid because the bargain was closed. Look at the act which provides that no transfer should be made by the Sunbury and Erie railroad cempany, without a written consent of the Governor, filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. A short time after the transfer, he had been with one of the purchasers, who had said that a good thing had been made of the purchase of the canals, and that within three weeks they had been oSereJ an advaucc of 227.000" II is doctrine was lo rebuke evil wherever it was sicn. What would have been the effect of a rebuke of David Wil.-not years ago, when he violated the usages of the Democratic party Why, district which now wer-- op- 11 1 . 1 A I. .. tl " . position wouiu uau- rdaiuea u ar M.sg.iucc , which slie re!n di.ed until it pasi ov , ,.e.Iv, The same was tho case :u t.ie u est Chcs ! (i:iit ;t .,e,fr.oe.J with perfect i-y tor ami Delaware Diatiict, whet: ue ua i op posed the nouiinati n of 1 Helen. v.. . iu 18 1 ami '."0, w'ti", after tho c-b';Ti m, Lccame a traitor to the Demoertic party. Hi Ith.! Democratic partv repudiated him in 1.C. Remarkable Escape from Drown. Ingr. Utility of Hoop. We were informed, says the Abbevie Lannr by a citisseu of our district, on Monday la,t, eta most remarkable escape from drowuing 0f i;r Robert Anderson, wife-, two children and sLitr The circumstances, as related to us, are a L'i lows: "Mr. Robert Anderson, a citizen cf cur J' trict, his wife, two chiidreu and sister, left on Saturday last, for the purpose of visiting tig father of Mr. A., Captain George Anderson, of Laurens District, and while crossing Saluda, iC mediately above Captain Anderson's mill, u'.e the horses attached to the carriage was sujj'3' !y attacked with "blind staggers," as I f,.-;i ct'." board, neaily upsetting the carriage. By j,'. means the ferryman, in the general scude to tI. tricate the animal, lost his pel;, and was thtr. unable to govern the boat, which 000. drifting rapidly the river being cor,;; ;er'0:y swoleu towards the dam. Mr. Audero: sce'i". there was n alternative but to go over tLt diS gathered his two children and ji;ruj e.j pond, instructing his wife and iist.r f... (; .Te same, which they did. Mr. A. su.v.-e-,! ;rl 'J ting safely ashore with his charge. U h;S .;e" notTso fortunate, washed over tl.tdan-,, an in a manner drowned, when she w.i, lejcue! b7 a negro woo obtained a canoe an I v.er.t t j Ltr relief just in time to save hfv. -She was up..; cious when taken f.om the stieir.i, U;t f.:Vr some time revived.; and Is doh'g we"!. T-, A.. !'-!:v..;.t.;v,.' emergency than her si-tt-r-ri l.i-v, uy Lv;:;s 0-4 a li-7p. skirt, wlrich, we understand, so c.i.:-: ly supported her that she cLf.eieu wry from tho accident more than a slight v.e::;2.. She. however, after 1; .utii.g abvat for Sjii-e t:ue was taken into the boat by the ferr. t. ..t yjttr. lady, sister of M lev.st in this ease, was left 'ini! thotj.j.vd horse, which was ling ovc-rboar-.l, with it. Vf regard this a n.ost re-:n:i :ro :.e ! L.t e 1 an-! aid Lo a varni'.g t.i. -e w; .-it' t 1 - n 1 - r tiitve nut., in i io ia -irawiug m- ii'iuikr of the D.'iiioeratio large h-i lost by a-lvoeatins advance in an eminent ele-gree the cause of trumanity, b' its tendency to chock the pro gress of the slave trade ; and that the propo sition of the President to obtain possession of that Island by a fair purchase from the gov- crumcnlof Spain, was a manly and upright step towards the attainment of so desirable an ohje:; an object which has received the sanc tion and approval of Jc-i7er3on, Malison, J. Q. Adams aud CJay, as well as of eminent living statesmen. Hts'Jvid That across the Central Ameri can Isthmus lies the great highway to our Pacific States, aud that we have witnessed, with pleasure and pride, the earnest efforts of the President to keep theuv open aud make them safe; in which view he should be secon ded by Congress with the necessary powers to enable him to insist upon the fullil.uent, by the btafes possessing those territories, of the treaty guaranties which they have given to cur citizens. HesiJct'l That this Convention highly ap prove the course of the llou. William Digler, Senator in Congress from this State, and de sire to recrd their sense of the abili.y. c ; fristency, patriotism and sound national De mocracy which have distinguished his public acts as one cf the representatives of Pena- i svivania. i Rcsrhrd. That the doctrine of popular j sovereignty, which re-cognizes the right of ihi I nee pie of the Territories having a sutheient I population to organize their State govern ments under a constitution with or without slavery as they may severally determine, suoiect oulv to Uie oous itution of the Uuiteu he would ter Lint votes More v Gov. Packer than by keeping quiet. Aliealy there were reasons to believe lh;'t he woul i b-j nominated by the rppo-itioa f o-the Unit.-J States Senator, white Judge Kuos would run for Goverr.or. " - on the eiues Packer. He came Now he woul 1 1-1 1 3 . ' . . T iletajii tin-ir horses vu-'ier:o.n :!.kiu-3. also v of the str-ngt-st ar jini.t-iifi .. t.a -. in favor of the hoop, '.vhich in tnis i.is' .i.tt- .;. vel as an cxct-lkiit substitute for a h fie was in favor ef compromise tiou of end irsiug Gov readw to denounce liim. coinproniise by saying nothing about him Lvt the friends of that gentleman do the same. He alluded to the impossibility of the de feat of the Dcmocratict party, on accouut of its non-endorsement of one man. He cited the Know-Nothings as illustrations of an absurd attempt of a few fuctionists to defeat a great party. lie should vote against the resolution for the reasons given, That he had fostered disorgauizors; that he had turned Democrats out of office: that he had consumated fraud by the transfer of the people's property to a vast monopoly; lastly-, that Lis endorse ment would do the party injury. y endorsing P. kc-r and the general gov ernment both, the delegates would pi home Oreaefiil Ueatli from Hydrophobia. S i;ne sii weeks ago Joseph V r;:;t, re ::: on IVe-man stret-t, re.'t far fp-ni Wc-'cn r -r was bitten by his own dog, t'aat a:":r -ar-: biting several persons and a number e; a;.:;.-..-., and giving decided symptoms of rabie-., to tieTtth. Wright thought little of the eh..:::,,. stancei at the time, supposing the ankual vicijcs rather than mad, and nothing occureJ to c:m any .alarm until la-t. We.h.es-l.iy, whan : a perieuced a great d-.-a! of pari hi th? arm r.vi which the d-.g had f.i. tvned Irs teeth, Th-j j";; iii-vcaic-l until he deemed it advisable t oi f. r a p 'Vsh.iin, w'oj gave him a loti-m, L r. . mated to no one the dinger of his pati-n Wright's suficings iucreas J, the pah, cvt;. ing to almost every part of l is b dy, u::'.l 5. day morning, whfu h-j became raia- v.v.-l, uat , his decease '.".":-; d clarcd to be the hydr -ph.-.Vta. lie rave I at tims, t'ie ms hair a;i-i ;!e;i, ;:. foamed at the mouth, and fc reamed hSre a 01 r., presenting a siht te-rr:ble to Leh- -v,i: lif.,'. irv t.i hi- .1 lorn .: . him froni committing violer.ee uj and oft -n in his c-xuu"'fe n.iserv- l.e be killed at ooce and re-'ievel of his r.g-:iy. sight of water, cr the tn-alio:i of tne t-.-nu, t him into sp-.ii--, an 1 he fV.! 'vA 2 -'oon the :lo i-. i pr-re: : ra v.- i.in ia fuvor of Pucker auti Kansas and Bachan an ausa-. Mr. JOHNSON, some remaiks He Th-'-e --viio v- it o-.'-jo 1 the po m-tn's :nv. sav t'itiv li-jv-jf" ku-- v t-.-ivre i. '' s;'. l wrrtciie- 1 man niav o-- -:t was awr. To .. ::!ate. and w..-uld l.-ave st:.i:iei ;.r-f 1. .uiil-st anl m-st u:.iiti:assio:.ed natur--. torv policy, and snid that it haa bficti advoci- I :U-t 'e ith cm. e in n.vrev rn-l t -uj accenting t. tna.le eeated the concilia ted in ISolin h"s own county-. '.vnea tin-, t he- namt oi lie had hau-U-d an 1 Deuioeraiit !art v was at low ebb rcnudiated it. aud the uext tleeuon gave i e. even o ci the regular Democratic nominees tvelv hundred maiority. Th resolution en lors:! of the Governor. Why, what other . -:tur'- he eXl'iii n die v etii'.'al tti'.k.Ci ;K n-..i o-eioie i.isi. m;:.: v.. yr.ung man, a uu.ui-.er uy pr'isivn. ua : ' bf-t-u nvrre-d 1 ut one year. lie !cin:iv:: ! with an infant child, the v. i.lj-.v sea. :) i. .;. ci : I from the ill- of :n -.terciitv to rerot-o b r w.'. . r. : t-l! ! :at 1-i I States, and without any control of any de- did he have. He ha I broken every plodgo i 1rir cin. Ing. her husband ui.ul L.atet from Mexico. : ued apart bation and support. 1 ica. mat tae pr'jjperitv or our iaie tne can bo better and mom aocarcly promoted by to purtmcot of the 1V eriA govcrnnieiit over that i.iatle to the Democratic party wh .n La stump j ....!.. ..f c.nfc witli n roiinwd a.i.l fentin- .til t!w rL t Jle reverted to the iniquity or the sale of j - ' r . ,. . 1 . v , . ! ni id. which a'-rive-d !n-re t:vs evening, i.: : - i main line and trailer of the canals . As j N,.,v u,leans p,pers of Saturday, i i e lri,'i loosing the votes ot tne fm-tids of bov. j .n,u ,at t hleais, tin ..isle 1 ..-:- i ii .1 - " j i -j tv .n vp ... , aiuuiu. ui .-nvai, ntmiM Gentlemen, I eongratu.ate you, as I uo tho j cncourariIlg the competition of individual cap- Packer in his county, the plea was absurd, Tampko the J iih ult. Tho grcai i-ctnocracc party ot iu: g''u mu o.u- ; fcj.iU an,i ltltjustry than by any grant ot I for the Governor had not ten men of any j manifest TaJitii by Storm. The faint us fortress of Cha inutepcc, in Jelferscn, was capsized bv the storm last Saturday. The garrison, which eensis's at present of Jimmy Wright, the weaver, had gone down street for the purpose of imbibing a little of the "O be joyful" a few moments before the unexpected assault was made. On returning and perceiving the ruin that had been wrought du ring his absence, he indignantly inquired, Who done this?" Ou being told that the wind was the guilty agent, he at once ceased to bluster, and became calm. If Jimmy had been in the for tress at the time it was capsized, l.e would doubtless have been killed. As a set off to the fact that Whiskey has been theYIeath of thous ands, here is an instance where the pursuit of it under difficulties saved the life of a man. (7" The following cases were disposed cf in the Court of Common Pleas last week : Samuel 11. Kern vs Philip George. Ejectment loth March, 18o9, cause reached and juiy called and swoni, who lind for the plaintiff, with six cents damages and six tents costs. Shoenbcrgei 's Executors vs Ephraim Crura. Assumpsit, lotbllarch, 1SC0, cauj-e reached unci jury sworn, v. ho find for the plaintiffs one hundred dollars. Thomas J. Power vs David H'Conaughy Sci. Fa. sur Mortg?ge. 17th March, 18o9, rause reached and jury tworn, vho find for the plaintiff three thousand anel fcftj two dollars aud fifty two cents. Jcrtmiah M?Gonigle vs William Tiley. Tres pass quare clausum f regit. 18th March, 18o9, cause reached and jury sworn, who find for the plaintiff seven hundred and eighty dollars. (7 The Sheriff and Commissioners selected tho Jurors for June Court last week. J. K. Uite, of Johnstown, is forcmnn of the Grand Jury. monwcalth, upon the favorable auspices pre seuted this meeting "Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again." If I am able to read the signs of the times; if I am able to comprehend the inward work ing of the gathering to-day; if! don't widely mistake the sentiment that pervades ibis body the defeat which the Democratic party suLfer ed at our late election 13 to, be and will bo. followed by a victory that will consign our op pouenti to discomfiture and dismay. The Democratic party of this State and this nation have a common mission; the vital existence of the government rests and must rest upon the success of Democratic principles in he ad uiinistiation cf government, ami !u the dis semination of these principles in eletail, mi nor and subordinate differences of opinion are always wont to exist, and are always to be encountered: and it is always the part of wisdom, as it is the duty of all good Demo crats, to meet them in a proper spiqt of mu tual forbearance aud mutual concession; allowing to each other a large latitude ia mat ters of detail, while upon great general prin ciples, we should be a unit. 1 once more tender to you, individually and collectively, my grateful acknowledge ments tar this distinguished mark of your ap probation, and hope the result of mr labors may redound to the success of the Democrat ic party, and meet with a hearty response from those whom we represent. f, After considerable discussion, a committee on Resolutions was appointed, consisting of the following persons : Messrs. II. J. Ilaldeman, G. W. Whsrton, G. W. Miller, Jas. S. Gillis, U. S. Monagan, Levi L. Tate. V. E. IMalett, G. W. Rowland, S. Jen kins, N. P. Fetterman, R. B. Petriken, J. B. Beck, J. Ilageiman, E. S. Doty, J. Leisenring. Mr. Haldeman, Chairman ofthe Commit tco on Resolutions, o3ered the foilowiug re port: Resolved, That the Democracy of Penn sylvania have uQibatcd and full confidence in the patriotism, integrity aud capacity of James Buchanan, the President of the Uni ted States, and desire to sustain his adminis tration from a conviction of the Ultimate con nection of its principles with the best interests of our common country. ' - Resolved, That the complete S'ic;e.s3 achiev cd by James Buchanan in amicably settling wiih Great Britain, iu accordance with the American doctrine, the long mooted question of "the freedom of the seas." from the sur veillance and annoyance of a maratime police in quieting the civil broils of Kansas; in promptly aud effectually eupprcf.td.ng an armed disaffection and rebellion in Utah; in speed ily terminating the Indian wars which threat ened to desolate our Western . frontier; and Lis resolute efforts to secure for American coiiH!er.u;e a arm as to i an corporate privileges an 1 powers to gigantic stripe ia that county monopolies RetUvid, That we are in favor of an hon est a.d economical administration of the af fairs of this Commonwealth, anel until the people arc relieved from theTurden ci the Mtrair.on's txpetlitiou, though they : s j Cruz in a most p'-rfevt stite of def-n--. r. - - c.: I oe How did Packer act on the slavery ques- to stumn tne tate aliening t cone-en t rated r.t Ve ra Cruz ;.t a u-ome qucstioii, nothioir to I !.-o 1 --.C ... -Ill lf?J.'L a the Governor hall ,,'u .r i -Iu r.-iv.-"..r with it Theu, after the ;.,,. v (Jf o.o.u-;. numherin-: one ; I 1 l.av The Conventien then proceeded to ballot fr State ofbcers. Ou tne first ballot, KiciiAacsas L. Wright, of Philadelphia, was nominated for Auditor General. John Rowk, of Franklin, vas nominated for Furveyt.r General by acchmiat ion. Both nominations were then made unanimous. After transacting seme unimportant business, the Convention adjourned sine die. i .r tli of the e-itv enormous debt now hanging over them, we I election, he sei.p.l upon matters which were i now" In f iv'Orizana. Aii cn are opposed to any unnecessary expenditure eemallv and entirely toreigu to h:s dutv of tho public money or any reduction ofthe He enul J :it vote for the resolution. He present sources of revenue. could vote for anti-Leconipt n Democrats, Resolved, That iu viev of the difficulties but not for lvepubwcans, evn though tr.ey attendant upon the regulation (,i a banking had been Democrats. i .". (Xj- An Argtime.it Court will be held in this place on Wednesday, the Gth day of April next. by Judge Tayle-r and his Associates. ...a. 1 system, auu ot tlie losses incmentat to a de posit of tho public moneys iu such instil u tiou..-. the early adoption of an indepeudest Treas ury fur the safe keeping of the moneys of the Commonwealth, on the priueiple of tho sub treasury of the United States, is recommen ded to the Legislature of the State.- Tho resolutions were adopted unanimously. A resolution endorsing the course pursued by Gov. Wm. F. Packer was. after an animated debate, rejected by the following vote : Yaes Messrs. Afiiea. Baer, Kell,leek. Bruee, Brown. Cellins, Campbell, Donnelly, Davis, (Montgomery.) Davis. (Northampton.) F.oed, Hamilton, Hopkins, Hail, Ives, Jenks, Kyle, Lambcrton, Leisenring, 21'IMiail, Nolf, Noyes, Ojrdon, Painter, l'rice, licking, Loss, Right. Rohrer, Reiberts. Shultz, Stambausti, late, (Bed- j lumpiLJicfcxe . the People. That before Mr. ford,) Van Busknk, elsb. ana U narton. Joi.n, IJuchuoan's election, the .New lork Tribune da- 37. t-lared that "as sure as there is a God iu heaven" - Kavs Messrs. Acker, Albright, Askms, Bar- if he were elected, all our territories would be to, Brodhead, Baney, ( AUegheney, ) Uoggs, made slare States ; and this infamously and dc- Brandt, Bjyle, Butler, Brenner, Bullard, Bigony bign. d!y f.lsc-ly and wukel declaration w;is Btimner, Clark, Conard, Carr, Cunningham, eclnx-d in substance by the whole Fremont party. Dickey, Davis, (Union,) Doty Douglass, Evaus. Look at the result. Two years of Mr. Buchan- Fuisythe, Fetterman. Fisher, Gdiis, GilU:rt, au's wise and in iicious adnv.nistration will have Uerritson, Uinson, uray, urauy. uritman, uiiuca cxpirott on the -1th ot March. Daring this time ITobiut. Haldeman. Hagerman, Johnson, Jenkins two kree States have been admitted in opposi ivoim, ivcuii i.in, w.m... .1....U i to me nest woimj eii'Tts oi tua iri'june lxwry, Leib. Myer, Marshall, Miller, M'Knight, pack. Other territorie-s are biding their time M'QuistAn, Morrison, M Mannus, Miller, (Wash- and maturing arrangements for a like welcome el. r: ...out sand avadal k-tr.--..s. the . ther Prisma d-s nt thii k that more tl . u sand men ean be spared from tlie ci-i. s are held only at t:ie point ofthe bav rtt ' r-a'.-t:.onary pa-tv, an 1 expresses the opir."-- M.raoion will have ,nd ti!!nn the irinv wih wl ich h set capita!. In t::e nwiniime, the wur is tttd with vig .r all through the inU-ri r. JefTcrsazi and tlie Islam! or Cultf PmnADELpniA, March 12. T e " - Y. Times' dispatch say: A highly hu.:-':: letter, from Gomn. -ik ie Charles 5tv.'.-r:. to day hundud to Preshlout Buchaaun. a--'--' ing a-.i item of te-eret List rv n-. v-. r 5 -;." - vuigeel. - is Ut Je x t . Ti.:i.:.. in 1. T, . - li: l .ii 1 j- . .. , " ington,; t-enney, l mini's, 1 iau, icva, i unen, ironi tlie national lemocracy, w tio, alone, ever Petriken, Plumer, Ralston, Rowland. Shannon, have and ever will welcome and admit new sis- Stehlev.bproul, bet-.y, bansom, bl.awue, btrvor, ters to our glorious confederacy, iu spite of the Snowdon. Sherwcod, Stepeens, Turney. Tate, combined efforts of Nicrucrism. Know Nothing- (Columbia,) Whallon, Wallace, Witmer, Whar- ism or whatever other detestable ism may spring ton,G.M. and Weidenheimer 84. up, to hang as a loathsome excrescence upon the We publish a portion of the debato on the Banner of the Union. Montrose Democrat, Packer resolution : Mr Moxaqiiax cared nothinir about the State AGKict'LTt'RAL Society, The Exccu- .,.1;.r ,n,.m.i rtP P.rt.. V.Jrtt tivc Gimmittee, comprised of all th Vice Pres but had other grounds to induce him to oppose V b f t lCl5tUral b0aty' n)et iu , i " Hainsburg on the 5th. Every fcection of the tue .esu.uwou. Siato WM WtU represented. The committee the course oi uov racier hal been to appointed at tho hut meeting, of which President foster disorganizes of the party, and his very Taggart is chairman, to receive proposcls aud Attorney General had been his emissary, in decide upon the place of holding the next Annual Chester county. Exhibition, was continued, and tho Secretary fupporiea a i.epui. law conferring ou the niggers of New Jersey whteu was the subl et t-f i.iuch r;. e-sttnsibly built for the protection coists. One hundred and tihtv f tin (X- A large quantity t f Maple Su-jar has been vvero 'ie,;t Southward. CGtn.i..-.: -re manufactured in this t-ountv the present season, i , r,. c .t - .- . - . - i uui.t 1'if tne s:je--:ai purpose- :ir!:.: : - - ,ic iJiiceic.i. 'iir r' l ii."l:S .:-i came threatening, r 1 tLo r A v..--1 .! and never alterwards reiv. d. It I- ; that this precedent set by Presid J - -in fillibustering will have s..me ii r " " directing the fatiire pclicv ef Mr. . should Mr. Preston fu.:i in "his tjlmi-' purchase of Cuba. catli or tltc Oldest ?!au In r?a? sylvania. Died Fairviw townshin, B.it'er Ml the 27th ult., Timothy Swe-euy. agol Mr. Sweeny was horn in the t. 1 Caradan. parish of Artferd, county K.v-J";1; anel emigrated to this country m " then one hundreel years old. lie ' -!. this notice ,was never known to have ! a ! y- . : sickness even up to the hour ef his e.eJ was alwav remarkable sout and hea':'jy.r--; the full use of all bis faculties to ti e ! - a delicacy cf hearing and a quickness ct f f tion that was really miraclous inene- journieil so far beyond the allotted ,j:u"r, earthly exist ance. His lat day cn ea spent, as usual, at tho iienial fi"flCe. l-' daughter, Mrs. Nolan, surrounded ? and affectionate eracd-ehiidre n , occurretl to warn them that ia the coming night the patriarch was tosi'j "f and at once into the deeper slumler tf '"-e -' Pitts. Post. J&T Aa Irishman who had retturiri - Tfiltr thri I a nil V.ipti with h: 151 ,. - T was asked, in the kitchen, lea, llecenlly this same Governor removed one a.na 1 rasury nafe-a to the committee. An eloc- of the best Democrats and most honest men t!0n the otScers to serve for the ensning vear in the State, from office, and put in his place ?nfhv A'?T? , 3" ' Buchcf Cumbfirland 1 . . . V county, was elected Treasury, and A. O. Ihestcr, a foreigner from w Jersey.-a man who 0f Dauphia county. Reading Socretary. ii.ean wua aa.i votea li.r a I . So- .:e? a the right of mffrage. K. Soe advartisciaent of Dr. Sanfords .1 Liver. Iavigorator .i.n 4 a whet is the lava I het.r your mas.cr t abbu,.I Ocly a drop of lis crater. is-' Pat' wply. ; j 4 f I i r ; i 1 o mr o c
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